At dusk a train smashed into a car a railroad crossing. Though no one was killed the driver took train company to court. At the trial,the engineer insisted that he had given the driver ample warning by waving his lantern back and forth for nearly a minute. The court believed his story,and the suit was dismissed. "Congratulations,"the lawyer said to the engineer when it was over."You did well under cross-examination." "Thanks,"he said."But he sure had me worried.I was afraid he was going to ask if the lantern was lit!" --------------------------------------------------------------------- take to court:고소하다 suit is dismissed:소송사건이 취하되다 cross-examination:반대심문 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 저녁 어스름때에 열차가 건널목에서 차 한 대를 들이받았다. 인명피해는 없었지만 자동차를 운전했던 사람은 철도회사를 고소했다. 법정에 선 기관사는 1분 가까이 등을 앞뒤로 흔들면서 충분히 운전자에게 경고했다고 주장했다. 법정은 그의 진술을 받아들여 사건을 취하했다. "축하해요.반대심문 때 아주 잘 했어요"라고 변호사는 재판을 끝내고 나서 기관사에게 말했다. "고맙습니다.하지만 나 정말 조마조마했어요.등이 켜져 있었는지 물어 올까봐요!"